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Musk Melon Benefits In English

Musk Melon: Musk melon has another name is Cantaloupe. Muskmelons are large sized fruits resembling watermelons except their colors, they are yellow in color as compared to watermelons, which are green or light, green in color, and muskmelons are natural store of water and fiber along with handsome amounts of beta-carotenes and other vitamins.

Beta-carotenes are plant pigments, which give color to plants, these are precursors of vitamin A in body, vitamin A is important and well known for sharp healthy vision, and if you want to keep your vision in healthy state, you should include musk melon in your diets.

Musk melons also contain large amount of water, it prevents dehydration, improves kidney function by increasing urine flow, and clears waste products, and it is very effective in treating kidney stones and urinary tract infections, it also used to hydrate body and as energy drink in heat stroke, lethargy and weakness especially in hot sunny days.

Muskmelon is rich in fibrous pulp, which prevents constipation, diarrhea, indigestion and ulcer formation in intestinal tract musk melons also contain vitamin C and B complex vitamins and many minerals which are important in protecting us from many chronic diseases and cancers.

Its seeds are condensed with many antioxidants and are dried and used as brain foods; seed powder if taken with milk greatly improves mental functions like memory and IQ. Musk melon seeds are important for nervous disorders like headache, depression, abnormal sensation, nerve compression pains and muscular disorders.